Tag Archives: NISRA

Latest statistics confirm workers’ pay in Northern Ireland falling behind both inflation and increase across rest of UK

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Unite the union NI

The latest monthly statistics released by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) confirm that while overall pay for workers in the region has risen, it has fallen behind the rising cost of living, and the increases elsewhere in … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Living Wage, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged cost of living, Inflation, NISRA, pay, Sharon Graham, Susan Fitzgerald, Trade Union, Unite the union | Leave a comment

2018 NISRA Survey of Hours & Earnings confirms Northern Ireland employees work longer for less

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Private sector weekly earnings shows less than one percent real terms (RPI) increase primarily a result of statistic distortion caused by minimum wage jump Public sector pay continues to fall in real terms as austerity pay policies bite and absence … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Living Wage, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #Unite4FairPay, Annual Survey of Hours & Earnings, fair pay, Jackie Pollock, Living Wage, low pay, NISRA, Northern Ireland, Unite the union | Leave a comment

Northern Ireland Employment growth rate falls further behind UK

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Unite the union NI

Statistics confirm concentration of losses in Manufacturing and need for a Strategic approach to sector NI Executive must prioritise raising incomes through investment rather than the race-to-the-bottom on taxes, pay and productivity September 14th: Unite Regional Secretary, Jimmy Kelly, responded … Continue reading →